Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 72.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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